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Sarah Hope Coppard

MACC accred, BEd, FdD (Distinction)

Experienced and compassionate Integrative & Accredited Counsellor and Relationship Coach

My counselling rooms are in a private, woodland location just outside Axminster, East Devon, 10 minutes drive from Lyme Regis.

I offer online Counselling to any and every location.

My Motivation

I’m grateful to have had a very varied and rich life experience. Facing many spiritual, emotional, physical and relational difficulties has taught me such a lot.

With a love for learning, I have an innate desire to grow and develop as a person, overcoming obstacles where possibe. I’ve been in pursuit of healing and freedom for myself and my marriage for most of my adult life. So what I bring to my counselling has been developed and refined in the fire of my own life experience. Thus, I am able to bring hope to others!

I have a passion to help people move from surviving to thriving in life and relationships.

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My Qualifications and Training

  • BEd Honours Degree

  • FdA (Distinction) - Therapeutic Counselling

  • Postgraduate Certificate - Creative Therapies for Children and Families

  • Post Qualifying Training - Encounter Centred Couples Therapy

  • Post Qualifying Training - Intergenerational Therapy

Additional Training

Different approaches to counselling: Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, Solution-focused. Working at relational depth.

How to work effectively with trauma, attachment issues, anger, the inner child, roles played in families, self-compassion.

Working safely online, working with young people, self-harm and suicide.

Many creative approaches; e.g. sand tray, nesting dolls, puppets, art work, clay. Effective use of Essential Oils in therapy.

  • John Carter (Lecturer in Integrative Counselling & Supervisor)

    "Sarah is a highly professional, compassionate and experienced counsellor whose foundational training was a degree integrative of person-centred and psychodynamic counselling. She continues to expand her knowledge and skills through further training, which informs her practice. She is a registered accredited therapist and relationship coach. Working with people from a wide range of backgrounds and difficulties Sarah is well grounded and genuine and provides a safe space to help clients reflect on the issues they bring and find new ways of understanding and therefore I warmly recommend her".

  • Hilze Strauss M.A. Clin. Psych (Clinical Psychologist, Encounter-Centered Couples Therapist)

    "I have had the pleasure of offering supervision sessions to Sarah, and I can wholeheartedly recommend her as an exceptional relationship therapist. She is deeply committed to her clients, always going the extra mile to support couples in their journey towards healing and growth. Her passion for learning and improving her craft ensures that she is always equipped to work effectively clients.

    Sarah goes out of her way to ensure that couples feel not only welcome but truly cared for and valued. Her thoughtful approach creates a safe, healing space where couples can address their challenges and move forward together.

    As a Christian therapist, she brings a compassionate, faith-driven approach to her work, offering assistance to clients from all walks of life, and respecting their unique perspectives and needs."

  • Louise Ann Adamson - MBACP (Counsellor)

    “Sarah is a wonderful counsellor with a wealth of experience of working with adults, couples and young people. She is able to balance care and an appropriate level of challenge and I know she has made a difference to many people's lives”.

  • Felicity Tutton - MBACP MA (Psychotherapist & Clinical Supervisor)

    “I have known Sarah for ten years. She is an experienced, relational counsellor who works successfully with adults, young people & couples.

    Sarah is very dedicated, and commits to further training to equip her to support more people. I recommend her highly.“

  • Debs Butler (Life Coach)

    “The work you do Sarah is incredible and I cannot recommend you highly enough.”

  • Caroline Peacock - MBACP, MA, PGDip (Accredited Creative Arts Therapist & Clinical Supervisor)

    "Working with Sarah has been an incredible experience. She brings a wealth of creativity and insight to her work with children and young people, offering a wide range of therapeutic approaches tailored to each individual. From sandtray therapy and puppet work to art-based techniques, Sarah uses these creative methods to help children explore and express their feelings in a safe and supportive environment.

    What truly sets Sarah apart is her non-judgmental and compassionate presence. She meets each child exactly where they are, providing the guidance and support they need to feel understood and valued. Her professionalism and deep experience shine through in every interaction, as she skillfully navigates even the most complex challenges with care and empathy.

    I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Sarah to anyone seeking a skilled, creative, and deeply committed counsellor for children and young people."

My Experience

Before training in Counselling, I worked in education as a teacher and in various church contexts as a youth and children’s worker and women’s ministry leader. 

Having completed my degree in Integrative Counselling I worked for a young people’s Charity (Teens in Crisis), in a number of local schools both primary and secondary. I then established my own private counselling practice in Cheltenham, offering counselling to both adults and young people. This was very successful as I never needed to advertise, all my referrals came via recommendations. 

I then went on to complete a year’s training in Couples coaching and began offering extended counselling sessions to couples with a view to seeing transformation in their relationship. Having moved to the south coast, I continue to offer individual counselling; online and in person. I am also able to offer an even more effective approach to couples therapy; a 3-day Marriage Retreat. This offers the opportunity for real, transformative, before-and-after change.

Areas of Experience and Expertise:

  • Anxiety & stress

  • Depression & low mood

  • Bereavement & loss

  • Self-harm & suicidal thoughts

  • Spiritual abuse

  • Exploring meaning & purpose in life

  • Autistic spectrum

  • Abuse whether that be physical, sexual, psychological or spiritual (historic)

  • Relational issues

  • Religious & spiritual issues

  • Personal growth & development

HOPE

Do get in touch if you are ready and motivated to rise above the difficulties you are experiencing

I’d love to come alongside you and offer you my professional expertise, experience and big HOPE filled heart, to support you to navigate the tough stuff you are facing and to
see you soar and thrive